UCLA freshman center Christaphany Murray aims to grow

LOS ANGELES — Christaphany Murray got the news on game day. He would be UCLA’s starting center against Cincinnati.
The true freshman was one of the first players on the field at the Rose Bowl before the game, warming up with headphones that squished down the curly hair on top of his head.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, he thought, a blessing that the coaches would entrust the position to a player only a few months removed from high school. When he trotted out on the field